Bringing back Bo Davis was the perfect hire for rebuilding LSU's defensive culture

When LSU overhauled it's defensive staff, Blake Baker was brought in to lead the defense while his picks at assistants especially Corey Raymond and Bo Davis garnered the most attention. Both coaches would be returning for third stints in Baton Rouge and while that may throw some fans off these were incredible hires.

Davis has a history of recruiting top players and developing them into stars and eventual first round picks. During his career, Davis has coached 17 All-Conference players, 7 All-Americans, players who won the Outland, and were nominated for several other major awards. Bringing Bo Davis back to the Bayou was one of the best decisions Brian Kelly could have made for several reasons.

For starters, Bo Davis played at LSU and knows what it takes to play the position at a high level earning Second-Team All-SEC honors in 1992. Bringing back a coach that knows the program and truly cares about upholding LSU's defensive culture will have an impact from day one.

Aside from the time he's spent at LSU, Davis has coached under some incredible coaches bringing knowledge with him from stop to stop. Davis has coached under Nick Saban at LSU, the Miami Dolphins, and spent two stints at Alabama. He's also coached at Texas twice under Mack Brown and Steve Sarkisian, and in the NFL with the Jaguars and Lions.

As a recruiter, Bo Davis has already proven his worth landing LSU defensive talents like Zion Williams, Brandon Brown, and Richard Anderson who have all flown up recruiting rankings since Davis showed interest in them.

The defensive culture will make a complete 180 with the new staff leading the way as LSU will return to being one of the Nation's top defenses. If you have any doubt about Bo Davis' ability to lead this team in the right direction look at how he handled things going awry at Texas in this new era of College Football where most coaches walk on egg shells.

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